The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-09-15

Wabasha. was: incorpora ted. with y
capital stock Of 100000. The inc9r.
porators ore j. H. Mullen. c. !ellison and
George Swart, all Of Wabasha. -
j. p. Schaefer of Melrose, one Of the
prominent men OF that city, VIII" had bis
foot crushed in q threshing machine near
there. died after having his leg amrntaie!.
Policeman Charles II. Wood, recently ri
Hinckley, shot and almost killed Joseph
Zcniescheck in Chicago.
Agreeable to the provisions of the state
law, the telegraph and telephone compa-
MES in the state are filing their annual re.
ports OF earnings.
The railroad commissioners say they
have no jurisdiction in tho matter OF 4. L.
Rogers of Waseca, for reduced rates. II
would be q dangerous precedent.
st. Paul, through the generosity ofPTesi'
dent Stickney, of the Minnesota & North
western road. will have il fine public library.
The old Metropolitan Hotel property, on
Third Street, has been purchased by Mr.
stickney, and will be rcmodeied Tor the
above purpose. The property cost S6o,'
600. and will, with the needed improve
mcnts, foot up 100000. Mr.. Stickney
makes it as condition that other citizens
contribute to the enterprise.
Dan Haley, formerly of the Saltwater
firm OF White & Haley. and now tempo
rarily on the Pacific coast, has fallen heir
to $50. left him by an aunt living in
Massachusetts.
Miss Ellida Simmons, second daughter
OF T. X. Simmons, of Red wing, was mar
ried to Prof. o. S. Meland, of the Red
Wing seminary. The gifts were very
numerous and elegant, including check
Tor 81 900, from the father of the bride.
and gold watch from the groom.
At Austin, the foundations of the new NJ.
E. church are completed, and carpenters
are at work on the superstructure.
c. w. Bonniwell, of the Waverly Flour
mills, has agreed to put in q large mill at
Howard Lake, with q capacity of hun
dred barrels day.
The aldermen OF Minneapolis, at the ur-
assumes the responsibility for the $50, 900
Soldiers Horne Fund at Minnehaha Falls.
Pat Murphy, Northern Pacific yard
master at Brainerd, received severe i'll
juries at the hands OF an unknown man.
Deputy Sheriff Eye OF Hennepin county,
accompanied by several other deputies.
brought Lon hurry, the man charged
with an assault upon Mary Sylvester. to
st. Paul and lodged him in the county
Jail for fear OF lyhching.
An inventory OF the estate OF the
late Commodore William +. David
son was filed in the probate court
at st. Paul. The total value OF the estate
is appraised at So, 5O4, G2S. 6S, the real
estate being valued at SO, OO43 and the
personal property at S5OO,3O?.GS.
The reunion OF the Tenth Minnesota will
be held on Wednesday, Sept II, 1897, in
no h1c %<Nf IL, ,lo- -
building, st Paul. The hall will be open
from early morning for registration, etc:
business meeting at 10 o'clock a. m !;
lunch at 1, and afternoon session at 2:3O.
The fall term of Carleton college opened
schools will open Monday with these
teachers in charge: Prof. B. r. Hatha-
way, principal; Misses NJ NJ. Williams,
Martha Rogers, j. B. Mclaughlin, Ina
Aver, Lizzie Hills. NJ. J. Olmsted, Lucy
A. Hutchinson, Nellie Well, Susie Meade.
Lizzie Taylor, Lizzie Lockerby and Susie
Noble.
The Southern Minnesota Live Stock and
Fair association will hold its fourth an
nual fair on it's grounds at Mankato Sep.
20 to %, inclusive.
The total tax levy for the city of St.
Cloud for 1887, as ordered by the council,
is $22,72s.
The Minneapolis Union Elevator COM
pany has filed an amendment to it's arti-
cles OF Incorporation which makes the linz
it of Indebtedness s6Oo.oOO. The firm
consists of John S. Pillsbury, Charles A.
Pillsbury, Henry w. Holmes. Horace w.
Pratt, all OF Minneapolis, and Edwin W.
Winter OF st. Paul.
A decis ion is filed in the famous railway
crnscipU .,t Ninpoo vplis <kc
companies to proceed as the city has de-
manaed.
A prediction Office is to be located il St.
Paul in connecti ION with the state weather
and the war Office.
Hal Reid, who assaulted Maud Caulston
at St. Paul, is under arrest in Ohio.
J. NJ. Flctcher, supposed to be from
Farminston, threw himself under the cars
at Austin and was killed.
AtCannon Falls. Eli Ellsworth was strick-
en- with apoplexy and died.
John j. Shaubert OF Belgrade, Nicollet
county, died recently OF peritonitis, aged
seventy years.
1t is said that Agent Sheehan will drive
traders from the White Earth reservation
A. J. Gordon, a Saltwater pensioner on
the bounty OF the government, received
$500 back pay recently.
The directors of the Duluth, Red Wing
& Southern raise 500, 900 for the enter
prise.
At Winona, the young son OF Henry
Behrens fell from the roof OF the new High
School Building and sustained injuries
from which he died.
The eight annual fair Of the Southern
Minnesota Fair association at Rochester
was great advance on last year.
The examination OF Billy Connor, accused
OF the Minneapolis postoffice robbery, is
postponed until the October term.
Michael Finnegan OF Harvey town.
within five miles OF Litchfield, shot nd kill
ed a male black bear weighing $50 pounds
The restoration OF the Omaha g lands liz
" isconsin is suspended until certain
question by the railroad company is de-
cidcd by the interior department.
Postoffice established: Dakota-Fcr-
ney, Brown county. Fourth class post
masters. Dakota: Harlem. P. l.. Van Zant;
New Salem. N. R. Schultze.
The Minnesota railroad commissioners
isued a circular letter to the railroad
commissioners OF Dakota, Nebraska, Wis
consin Kansas, Iowa and Illinois, stating
that meeting OF the interstate raiIroad
commission is to be held at Minneapolis
Sept. 3, and pointing out the extreme de-
sira bility OF holding session OF the North
western railroad Commissioners associa-
ton at the same place during the meeting
OF the interstate commission.
Bids for stationery for the state for the
ensuing year were opened by Col. Mattson,
secretary OF state. D. d. Merrill was
awarded the contract. Averill, Carpenter
& Co: 9 bid on printing paper was accept
ed. Both OF these proposals were slightly
in advance OF last years figures.
Superintendent OF Steamboat Inspectors
Hays has received a circular from head
quarters at Washington, which states that
small pleasure steam yachts are not ex
empt from United States inspection law
but m ust be regularly inspected, and thei
pilots and engineers licensed. Any citize
OF good character may act as master,
one Of these vessels " ithout Ii cenee.
The St. Paul park commission decides
to acquire the property opposite Mime
haha and the soldiers home for park.
Hal Rietl the yOunr Minncapnlis man